Glossary

Fabric Steamers.
Used in the fashion and soft furnishing industry for over half a century, they are accepted as the professional way to remove creases and wrinkles, freshening and caring for fabric and yarns as they hang in their natural form. from retail clothes shops to curtain makers, upholsterers, hotels and an increasing number of domestic users from palaces to executives on the move they enable great results to be achieved in seconds without shining or damaging fibre which ironing does.

More versatile than an iron and ironing board and taking up far less for space you can see why.

Did you know that some steamer kill dustmites and can substantially reduce dust allergen concentrations in domestic environments?

What are the other benefits of a steamer to you?

• Dustmite control in bedding and carpets
• Can instantly remove furniture pressure marks from your carpet
• Reduces odours in furnishings and curtains (tobacco etc)
• Assists in the traditional ‘sponge and press’ of your wardrobe and can help loosen certain stains saving substantially on dry cleaning costs.
• Reduces garment colour fading associated with dry cleaning and high temperature irons.

Nozzles
Aluminium nozzles perform quicker and produce better results than their plastic counterpart, they do not spit and run at a slightly higher temperature this makes them safe to use on all fabrics. Plastic nozzles are usually lighter, but not always, they tend to spit water droplets and are therefore best used on fabrics that are not so delicate, if speed and performance are not a criteria then plastic nozzles can be suitable

Steam Generation
Can be by boiler or heat exchange (bottle steamers), boilers are more reliable, easier to clean and produce a greater volume of steam, they also enable longer hoses to be used which makes them suitable for curtains, the only downside is that they take longer to heat up than heat exchange machines. Heat exchange machines are generally smaller and have detachable water tanks, however these steamers tend to be very cumbersome and not very easy to transport. Because of the design of the heat exchanger they are very difficult to clean and overheating and cutting out due to excess scale is not uncommon if they are not looked after.